TOUCH JUDGE
AFTER years of plying his trade, touch football referee Sergeant Matt Vernon has been recognised as one of the country’s top whistleblowers.

Athletes ready for Arafura action
THE Australian Defence Force’s best athletes are readying themselves for the biennial Arafura Games in Darwin from May 17-24.

Right combination
SOME of the fittest bodies in the ADF swam, rode and ran themselves to a standstill as the Australian Services Triathlon Association and ADF running and Athletics Association joined forces to stage the gruelling Combined Sports Championships last month.

ADF Sports Billboard

It’s all downhill for snow enthusiasts
AS the mercury begins to dip, Air Force skiers have been encouraged to dust off their skis, stocks and snowboards in preparation for the 2003 RAAF Alpine Sports Association Championships.

New skydiving site
THE RAAF Sports Parachute Association has created a web site to provide information for all Air Force members interested in competing in the Australian Defence Force accredited sport of parachuting.


Tours in the pipeline
THE ADF Touch Association is in the process of organising two tours for its national opens teams – one to the NSW Country Championships and one to the Arafura Games.

ADF kicks goals at Corporate Games
ADF soccer teams blitzed the competition at the NSW Corporate Games recently, winning both the women’s and the men’s over 30s divisions, and reaching the quarter finals of the open men’s division.

Rivals a touch too good
DESPITE battling bravely, the ADF Touch Association (ADFTA) Warriors couldn’t make a lasting impression on Australia’s premier touch event – the National Touch League Championships, played in Coffs Harbour in March.

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